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No. 431,553. f Patented July 8, 1890.

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UNITnio STATES PATENT OFFICE.`

JAMES S. BURGESS, OF CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters' Patent No. 431,553, dated J' uily8, 1890.

Application led February 20, 1890. Serial No. 341,171. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, J AMES S. BURGEss, a citizen of the United States,residing at Charleston, in the county of Coles and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and I dodeclare the following to be a'full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to road-gates; and it has for its object to providea gate of this character which will be simple in construction, cheap asto cost, easy to manipulate, and positive in operation.

My invention consists of certain novel features of construction andpeculiar combinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter fullydescribed in the annexed specification, and particularly pointed out inthe claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view showing the gate closed.Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the same, showing the gate open in dottedlines; and- Fig. 3 is a detail View, hereinafter referred to.

In the accompanying drawings, A indicates the gate, which is hinged atone end to a post Bin such a manner as to swing across'the roadway atright angles thereto, its forward end being adapted when closed toengage the abutment or latch-post O.

This gate may be of any desired construction; but I preferably make itin the manner shown in the drawings.

D D D denote posts secured at the side of the roadway in line with postB. In the upper end of these four posts I journal a rockshaft E. Byreference to the'drawings it will be seen that the ends of the shaft Eare provided with depending arms ee', which are arranged to be inconvenient reach of a person on horseback or in a vehicle. Therock-shaft E and its arms e e may be formed of any inaterial; but forcheapness, strength, and durability I construct the same of sections ofgaspipe, joined as shown in the drawings.

F denotes an arm, which projects downward from the rock-shaft, beingconnected by a T-cou-pling, as shown.

This arm when the shaft F is rocked to close the gate extends forward ofthe vertical axis of the shaft E and rearward thereof when the gate isswung open.

the upper end of a rod G, the lower end of which is'linked, as at g, toa diagonally-disposed articulated or toggle bar H, the lower end ofwhich is hinged, as at h, to the lower edge of the post D', while theupper end is hinged to the diagonal brace-bar a of the gate.

The particular construction of the bar H is most clearly illustrated inFig. 3 of the drawings, from which it will be observed that I constructthe same of the sections H H2, hinged together at their meeting ends, asshown at h2, and form the section H with an extension t, whichoverlapsthe forward end of the section H2 and is provided on suchextended end with an eye h3 for convenient connection with the link g,as shown.

The operation of my improved gate is as follows: When the gate is in aclosed position and the person desiring to pass through the gate comesin the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1, by taking hold of thearm e and turning it in the direction indicated by the arrow marked l hewill lrock the shaft, raise the toggle-arm H, and start the gate toswing in the direction shown by the arrow in Fig. 2. As soon as the armF has passed its vertical position the momentum of the gat-e will causethe toggle-arm sections H H2 to double up, the gate assuming a positionparallel with the roadway, abutting against the post D', as shown indotted lines, Fig. 2. Now, when the rider has passed through the gateand pulls the arm c in the direction shown by arrow 3 the rock-shaftwill raise the togglebar, which will push the gate to a closed position,serving to hold the same secure without the necessity of a latch.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the advantages of my gate will readily appear.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-

1. An improved road-gate, consisting of a gate hinged to swing acrossthe road, a rock- To the lower end of the arm F isconnected IOO shaft journaled parallel to the roadway at the rear of the hinged portion ofthe gate, a toggie-bar connected at one end to the gate and at the otherend to a support at a plane below its upper connection, and a flexibleconnection between said toggle-bar and the rockshaft, substantially asand for the purpose described. i

2. The combination, with the gate A, hung at one end, as shown, and atoggle-bar arranged diagonally downward, its upper end hinged to thegate, and its lower end hinged to asupport, as D', of a rock-shaftarranged to the rear of the gate at right angles thereto, saidrocleshaft having a depending arm, a flexible' connection between saidarm and the toggle-bar, and means for rocking the shaft, all arrangedsubstantially as and for the purposes described.

'3. The combination, with the gate A and its abutting post C, and thetoggle-bar connection H, consisting of the arms H H2, hinged together,as vat h2, the arm H', hinged to the gate about centrallythereof, andthe arm H2, hinged at its lower end to a support, as at D, said arm Hprovided with a projection N', of a rockshaft journaled to the rear ofand at right angles to the gate, said shaft extended to each side ofsaid gate and provided with depending arms e e at its ends, a fixed armE, depending from the rock-shaft and extending normally forward of thevertical axis of the shaft, and a flexible connection, as G, between thearm E and the projection H2, all arranged substantially as and for thepurposes described.`

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. JAMES S. BURGESS.

Witnesses:

I. M. EAsTIN, A. K. SPEARS.

